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- Drone Takes Dog for Walkies http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/drone-takes-dog-for-walkies-140522.htm 2 comments
- Asteroid the 'Size of a Minivan' Exploded over California http://news.discovery.com/space/meteor-the-size-of-a-minivan-exploded-over-california-120423.html 15 comments
- Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure? http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/has-kepler-discovered-an-alien-megastructure-151014.htm 246 comments space
- Researchers awed by Polar Bear dive, shattering the previous record by about 2 minutes. The ability to hold its breath for so long may indicate the initial development of a significant adaptation for living and hunting in its marine environment. http://news.discovery.com/animals/polar-bear-awes-with-record-breaking-dive-150730.htm 4 comments science
- Archaeologists investigating the Tuscan island of Elba have identified the remains of the villa belonging to Ben Hur's rival http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/villa-owned-by-ben-hurs-rival-identified-150216.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 5 comments history
- Bones in Tomb Belong to Macedonian King Philip II, Father of Alexander the Great—He suffered from frontal & maxillary sinusitis likely from old facial trauma. He was blinded when eye hit with arrow in siege of Methone in 354 BC. Woman warrior, likely daughter of Scythian King Ateas, is with him. http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/remains-of-alexander-the-greats-father-confirmed-found-141009.htm 627 comments worldnews
- Ocean Warming May Be Drastically Underestimated : DNews http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/ocean-warming-may-be-drastically-underestimated-141007.htm 26 comments worldnews
- Aliens may be out there, but too distant for contact. http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/aliens-may-be-out-there-but-too-distant-for-contact-141002.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 3 comments science
- Strange New Type of Brain Cell Discovered http://news.discovery.com/human/life/strange-new-type-of-brain-cell-discovered-140929.htm 4 comments science
- Can We Call Pluto and Charon a 'Binary Planet' Yet? http://news.discovery.com/space/can-we-call-pluto-and-charon-a-binary-planet-yet-140808.htm 44 comments space
- Supertrees Make Singapore Look Like A Giant Garden From the Future http://news.discovery.com/adventure/supertrees-make-singapore-look-like-a-giant-garden-from-the-future.htm 5 comments technews
- Closer look at the mysterious Pluto http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/taking-a-closer-look-at-mysterious-pluto-131115.htm#mkcpgn=fbdsc8 14 comments space
- 66 Ancient Skeletons Found in Indonesian Cave http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/skeletons-found-in-cave-130422.htm 39 comments science
- "Is this a baby picture of a giant planet?" - possibly the first images of a planet's birth process http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/is-this-a-baby-picture-of-a-giant-planet-130228.htm 18 comments science
- Sea Urchins Chalk Up Global Warming Win : (nickel enhances carbonic acid processing) Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/sea-urchins-chalk-up-global-warming-win-130204.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 3 comments science
- TIL that "The U.S. government, at the urging of the NRA, has limited federal research on gun violence." http://news.discovery.com/human/life/how-government-stifled-gun-research-130115.htm 5 comments politics
- Sleep Mask Mimics Brainwaves, Lulls You To Sleep http://news.discovery.com/tech/sleep-mask-mimics-brainwaves-lulls-you-to-sleep-120628.html 3 comments technology
- they should call this test city Eureka! http://news.discovery.com/tech/ghost-town-test-tech-120510.html 3 comments science
- Water on Mercury http://news.discovery.com/space/mercury-not-too-hot-for-water-ice-at-its-poles-120322.html 6 comments science
- Are Women Leaving Religion? - Conservative political & religious groups may be losing women as they relegate them to 2nd class http://news.discovery.com/human/women-leaving-religion-when-120309.html 323 comments politics
- Stressed? Turn Off Your Smartphone http://news.discovery.com/human/stressed-turn-off-your-smartphone-120117.html 11 comments technology
- NYPD announced they are developing a new portable device with a range of >80 ft to detect concealed weapons or explosives on possible perpetrators. http://news.discovery.com/tech/mobile-scanner-120118.html 16 comments technology
- Top Planets for Alien Life http://news.discovery.com/space/cowboys-aliens-exoplanets-110729.html 17 comments space
- Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea (clap) Strain Emerges http://news.discovery.com/human/gonorrhea-resistant-drugs-110711.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 9 comments science
- Time to throw out all those picture books of the dinosaurs I loved as a kid. Jurassic Park: the 10 year anniversary edition, with newly digitally enhanced dinosaurs should be interesting. http://news.discovery.com/animals/extinct-dinosaur-era-animals-color-110630.html 4 comments science
- Robots that are forced to learn how to 'crawl' before they learn to 'walk' are able to learn to walk faster than robots that begin upright. http://news.discovery.com/tech/robot-revolution-on-the-way.html 208 comments science
- Poop, Not the Pill, Causes Estrogen Pollution : Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/poop-not-the-pill-causes-estrogen-pollution.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 12 comments science
- Genetically Modified Apple Doesn't Brown : Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/genetically-modified-apple-doesnt-brown.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4 comments science
- Would you volunteer to be locked up 520 days? These men did. http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-mission-simulation-mars500.html 41 comments science
- 150-Year-Old Lost Ship Found in Arctic--n 1850, the vessel embarked on a search mission to follow the trail of a doomed expedition to find the Northw http://news.discovery.com/history/abandoned-ship-arctic.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 3 comments science
- For $150,000 USD, you can (only in New Zealand for now) buy bionic legs enabling a paraplegic to walk again. http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotic-legs-allow-paraplegic-to-stand-and-walk.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 87 comments science
- 'X-Woman' Coexisted with Neanderthals, Modern Humans -- A newly discovered human species likely wore heavy clothing and bracelets and hunted large game. http://news.discovery.com/human/x-woman-human-ancestor.html 115 comments science
- Bushmeat Diseases Entering New York, including the Simian Foamy Virus and its human counterpart, Human Foamy Virus http://news.discovery.com/animals/bushmeat-diseases-entering-new-york.html 23 comments science
- Obama has backtracked on NASA budget. Orion Capsule has apparently been saved, And there are now plans for heavy lifter development! http://news.discovery.com/space/obama-backtracks-on-nasa-capsule.html? 340 comments science
- Is There Water On The Moon? Bucketloads http://news.discovery.com/space/is-there-water-on-the-moon-bucketloads.html 12 comments space
- Saturn Moon Could Be Hospitable to Life, Images Show : Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/space/enceladus-saturn-moon-life.html 3 comments space
- Science is the Poetry of Reality http://news.discovery.com/space/the-poetry-of-science.html 4 comments science
- The Ethics of Planetary Exploration and Colonization http://news.discovery.com/space/the-ethics-of-planetary-exploration-and-colonization.html 4 comments space
- Super Hard Diamonds Found in Meteorite http://news.discovery.com/space/diamond-meteorite-space.html 4 comments science
- Avatar - "I couldn't help but cry in public for ten minutes after the movie." http://news.discovery.com/space/does-avatars-lofty-world-bring-you-down.html 4 comments reddit.com